African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
The hybrid use of the African Union and the United Nations in Darfur, official English name African Union / United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID, originally from the United Nations Mission in Darfur ) is the name of a mixed, by the African Union and the United Nations asked peacekeeping force for Sudan's Darfur region, their deployment has been unanimously on 31 July 2007 authorized by the UN Security Council in Resolution 1769. It will include 26,000 soldiers and police officers and take over the work of the existing 7,000 -strong AU force, AMIS, which had failed to effectively protect the civilian population in the conflict in Darfur.
The mandate of UNAMID for the time being comprised of 12 months. The deployment should begin in October 2007, to December 31, took over the command of the AMIS troops. The UNAMID members are empowered to self-defense and to protect civilians and humanitarian operations use force - but not to confiscate illegal weapons and arrest people who are wanted by the International Criminal Court. With more than 19,555 soldiers and 6,432 policemen UNAMID should be the largest peacekeeping force in the world. On 31 October 2007 the UNAMID headquarters was inaugurated in norddarfurischen al Fasher.
The decision to deploy UNAMID was a long diplomatic struggle headed, because first the Government of Sudan had to give their consent for the troops. The Sudanese government must also approve the units of each country.
In May 2008 7.605 soldiers, 154 military observers and 1,804 police officers were stationed, also 446 foreign and 741 local civilian staff and 148 United Nations Volunteers.
In July 2008, the Darfur Consortium criticized, an alliance of 50 human rights organizations, that it was the UNAMID in the first six months of its existence, have failed to effectively protect the civilian population. She was understaffed doped and equipped deficient, and the Sudanese government operate despite contrary promises a disabling policy towards the mission.
On 31 July 2008 the United Nations Security Council extended the mission by Resolution 1828 to 15 August 2010. This was followed by further extension. The current extension of the mission took place on July 30, 2013 by Resolution 2113 to 31 August 2014.
In February 2009, less than half of the promised 26,000 emergency personnel on site. The insufficient enforceability of the peace goals has also been criticized. The inability of the UNAMID to protect the civilian population, was particularly evident in early 2009, when he failed UNAMID to protect the civilians in the village Muhajeriya in South Darfur the fighting between government forces and the rebel group JEM. UNAMID and humanitarian organizations were forced to leave Muhajeriya to get themselves to safety, about 30,000 people were forced to flee.
In May 2009 13.286 soldiers, 180 military observers and 2,936 police officers were stationed, also 970 foreign and 2,147 local civilian staff and 334 United Nations Volunteers.
The operational strength of UNAMID included on October 31, 2013 14,480 troops, 357 military observers and 4,490 police officers and 1,061 foreign and 2,955 local civilian staff and 416 United Nations Volunteers.
German participation
The German Bundestag approved on 15 November 2007 that German soldiers and police officers to participate in the UNAMID mission. The mandate for the deployment of up to 250 soldiers has been extended several times. The current extension was implemented on November 28, 2013 and is valid until 31 December 2014.
Currently, 10 German soldiers and four policemen involved in UNAMID.